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Everyone Gets Out of This Alive, pt. 1

by william james -for Manchester, NH I drive to the grocery store  to relieve my refrigerator  of its crushing loneliness.   I return empty-handed  because I left my wallet  on my desk. & Elm St.   rages on, all gorgeous  cacophony. O Manchester,  you glittering rhinestone.   O Manchester, you tacky  plastic pearl. I love you  for your refined kitsch.   I love you…

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The Penmen Profile: Fiction Writer Julie Buntin

by Rebecca LeBoeuf Julie Buntin debuted her first book, “Marlena: A Novel,” in April. Buntin explores weighty topics including love, addiction and loss in the lives of two teenage girls. “‘Marlena’ slayed me,” bestseller Anton DiSclafani said in response to the book. “Gorgeously written, with a sense of place so…

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Author Michael Alden Wants You to Get More

by Pamme Boutselis New author Michael Alden is the CEO and founder of Blue Vase Marketing. He has taken the lessons learned in his own hardscrabble climb to success and developed a book to help others move forward in their own lives. Alden’s book, “Ask More, Get More,” will be…

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